StudioPinholeProject

Welcome to the Studio Pinhole Project

This is project was conceived to spread a little joy into 2026… To reconnect with some of our past collaborators, and launch a year long exploration of pinhole photography.

This multi-part invitational project looks to crowdsource an exhibition to capture and explore the creative spaces we inhabit.  It is part thank you, part invitation to participate in a group exhibition, and motivated by a desire to put something positive out into the world… “The View From Here” will open on April 26th as a revolving exhibition both in the gallery and online as part of our SlowPhoto initiative and International Pinhole Photography Day.

Hopefully this provides a reason to slowdown, to simplify and… what could be more simple, and slower than a Solargraph?

Preloaded beer can style pinhole cameras have sent out, ready to use, complete with prepaid return shipping. Invited participants just need to find a place in their studio or office where the camera can sit undisturbed, with view out a window. Reminders will be sent in late March, to pack the camera back in the provided box, for return via UPS for an exhibition as part of International Pinhole Photography Day on April 26th 2026.

Instructions for setup and operation are included, and includes prepaid return shipping in the custom package. Exposures are long duration and will run approximately seven weeks, depending on when your pinhole camera arrived.

Return Shipping is Prepaid: When you open the package, remove the prepaid UPS label and apply it to the box, so it doesn’t get lost, and save the box.  If you have the space, we recommend hanging the box near the camera.   

Camera Placement: We are looking for a view out of a window in space where creativity happens. This can be where exhibitions are created, or where the work itself is created…  A windowsill is fine, or sticking it directly to the window itself would work. But a location across from the window, where some of your workspace will show in the foreground, would be better.  The most important consideration is placement (with a view out a window) where the camera can sit undisturbed for a number of weeks.  Museum wax or Command strips are two possible aids to keep the camera in place

Exposure: We are looking for an exposure time of approximately three months.
Once you have the camera positioned, remove the red tape from over the pinhole and stick it to the side of the camera (you will need it again when you pack the for return). 

Packaging for return: On or about April 1st, (we will send out email reminders) use the red tape to cover the pinhole. Write your name on the camera, so we can identify and properly credit each image.  You can use a sharpy on the plastic cover, or you can write your name on a piece of tape and apply it to the side of the can. Return the camera to the box and it drop at UPS  (if you applied the return label in step one, that’s all you need to do).

Processing: The cameras are preloaded with light sensitive photo paper. The long duration exposure will create a latent image visible to the naked eye without processing. Upon return, we will scan the images and process them in Photoshop, to enhance the contrast and produce files for an exhibition in the gallery in time for Worldwide Pinhole Day on April 26th, 2026.  Participants will also be emailed a jpeg of their Solargraph  The exhibition will also be available online, with some of the images shared on social media, to promote the exhibition and pinhole photography in general.

 

We hope you’ll  join us in providing a piece for this up coming project, and if not, at least got a smile out of the package…

 

The invitations went out primarily to Curators & Jurors we have worked with in the past, and a few we are looking forward to working with in the near future. Additionally, invites are going out on an ongoing basis as time allows